On August 19, ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations officers conducted a targeted enforcement operation in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania that resulted in 24 arrests for immigration law violations. Among those apprehended were Oscar Alexis Martinez-Lopez, identified as a suspected MS-13 gang member previously arrested in El Salvador for homicide, and Delfin Amaya-Peres, whose criminal record includes convictions for assault and disorderly conduct.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Philadelphia office arrested Silvestre Herrera-Vasquez, a 48-year-old Mexican citizen, in Malvern on July 28. The arrest followed an outstanding warrant issued by the Philadelphia Police Department in 2014 for alleged sexual assault. Herrera-Vasquez will face expedited removal proceedings while remaining in ICE custody.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Yobani Bonilla-Bonilla, a 29-year-old Honduran citizen, in Easton, Pennsylvania on June 14. Bonilla is wanted in Honduras for homicide under an alias. He had been previously removed from the U.S. in 2015 but unlawfully reentered the country at an undetermined time.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations Scranton and Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia, along with the FBI Scranton, IRS-Criminal Investigations Scranton, the U.S. Marshals Service Scranton and other law enforcement partners executed a worksite enforcement operation at Wyoming Valley Pallets Inc. in Exeter on June 5. The operation resulted in four administrative arrests of individuals illegally working in the United States.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Philadelphia office removed Giyosiddin Ergashev, an Uzbekistan citizen wanted by local law enforcement for fraud, on May 29. Ergashev was initially arrested by U.S. Border Patrol near San Luis, Arizona in February 2023 for entering the country without inspection. An immigration judge ordered his removal to Uzbekistan on February 18, 2025.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Tajikistan-born Russian national wanted overseas. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia, partnering with the FBI, apprehended a 39-year-old male on May 23 in Philadelphia. The individual was previously encountered at a California port of entry in March 2023 and has been declared a fugitive by Tajikistan officials.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Philadelphia removed Fengyun Shi, a Chinese citizen with a removal order, to China on May 7. Shi had been convicted for using an aircraft to unlawfully photograph designated military installations. ICE's Office of the Principal Legal Advisor had designated him as a national security risk based on this conviction.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Philadelphia removed Elvis Isaac Aguirre Yanez, an Ecuadorian citizen with a final removal order, to Ecuador on May 6. Aguirre, classified as a foreign fugitive, was transferred to Ecuadorian authorities to face rape charges. The acting Field Office Director stated: "We will not allow sexual predators to escape justice by fleeing their home countries and seeking refuge in the United States."